Tree path 10 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Slav Defense › Modern Line › Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation › Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack › Slav Defense: Alapin Variation › Slav Defense: Czech Variation › Krause Attack › Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation
D17

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation

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Overview

Chess diagram: Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation after 6…e6
After 6…e6

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation (ECO D17) is a variation of Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 — 6 moves.

In 59,710 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.8%, Black 43.3% and 6.9% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. f3, in 51% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation, Sharp Line.

ECO code
D17
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Length
6 moves
Parent
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack
Direct variations
1

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Statistics from Lichess

59,710 games · White 49.8% / Draw 6.9% / Black 43.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
f330,589
Nxc421,913
e32,883
g32,224
Bg51,542
h3164
Bf4109
h485

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:41:39

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Variations (1)